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J. PARKMAN CROSBY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ADMlNISTRATOR OF CHAUNCEY O.CROSBY, DECEASED, ASSIGNOB TO CHARLES A. TUTTLE, OF SAME PLACE.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,605, dated June '7,1881.

' I Application fnedrebruary 9, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that CHAUNOEY O. CROSBY,deceased, late of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, did invent a new Machine for Making Cigarettes; and the following,when taken ill connection with the accompanying drawings, and theletters of reference marked thereon, is declared to be a full, clear,and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitutepart of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a top view; Fig. 2, a right-handside view; Fig. 3, anopposite-side view; Fig. 4, a longitudinal section; Figs. 5, G, 7, S, 9,and 10, detached views.

This invention relates to an improvement in machines for makingcigarettes, designed to receive, distribute the tobacco,and deliver thevrequisite quantity for a single cigarette to the sheet of paper which isto form the covering, then wrap the paper around the tobacco insubstantially the manner practiced in rolling a cigarette by hand; andthe invention consists in the combination of parts whereby the object isaccomplished, as more fully hereinafter described, and particularlyrecited in the claims.

A represents the bed of the machine, and B B the frame upon which theoperative parts are arranged; C, the driving-shaft, arranged insuitablebearin gs in the fra-me, and to which power is applied by meansof a crank, C', or otherwise. y

D is an endless apron mounted on rolls D D2, upon which the tobacco isspread from which the cigarette is to be made. An intermittent advancingmovementin direction of th e arrow, Fig. 4, is imparted to the apron bymeans of a cam, D2, operating upon a ratchet-wheel, D4, on the shaft ofthe roll D2, through a pawl, D5, attached to a lever, D", hung looselyupon the shaft of the roll D2, and to which a connecting-rod, D7, isattached. rlhe cam. D3,act ing directly upon the said connectingrod,imparts an oscillating movement tothe lever D, and by which movement thepawl D5 communicates said movement tothe endless apron D, the extent ofsuch intermittent movement being adjustable by the connection betweenthe rod D7 and the pawl-lever DG, the extent of this movement being suchas to deliver the requisite quantity ot' tobacco, as more fully'hereinafter described.

Above the endless apron, and at the forward end, is a second orauxiliary endless apron, E, arranged upon rolls E E2, the under run ofthe apron E being parallel with the upper run or surface of the apron D,and that the movement of the two aprons may be the same, power to movethe apron D is applied directly from the shaft of the roll D2 by meansof a pulley, D, from which a belt, D, runs upon a pulley, E3,on theshaft of the roll E2, as seen in Fig. 2. l

The tobacco, having been cut and prepared in the usual manner for makingcigarettes, is spread upon the apron D, whence it is carried beneath theapron E, which presses the tobacco into the form ot' a sheet ot' therequired thickness, so that a piece cut from this rolled or pressedtobacco in width equal to its thickness will be sufticientfora singlecigarette. The feeding of the tobacco, as before described,deliversitforward from between the two aprons, and when the requisitequantity has been delivered the feed stops. At that time a cutter, F,hung to one side, as at F', Fig. 1, and so as to work above the spacebetween the aprons, is drawn down by the actionof a cam, F2, through aconnecting-rod, F3. Below the t6- bacco, delivered as before described,is a stationary' cutter, F4, (see Fig. 4,) and in such relative positionto the cutter F that when the cutter F is drawn down it will act, inconjunction with the stationary cutter F4, as a pair of shears, and cutoft' the sheet of tobacco lying between them. rlhe tobacco thus cutfalls `upon a table, H, which is inclined, so that the tobacco willslide or move down the table against a roll, H ,to which a constantrotation is imparted by a train of gears, (seen in Fig. 3,) the lowergear, H2, of the train being on the driving-shaft, and the upper, H3, onthe shaft of the roll H. The table H extends beneath the roll, and thatportion of it beneath the roll is curved concentric to the roll, as seenin Fig. 4, and so as to leave a space between the roll and table equalto the diameter of the roll of tobacco required for a cigarette. Thesurface of the roll H is preferably rough- IOO ened, as by sanding orcovering with sandpaper, or by applying to it a rough fabric, as woolencloth, or may be chamois skin, while the surface of the table is smooth.The tobacco, or strip of tobacco,77 as it may be called, falls down uponthe table and against the roll, and is taken by the roll into the spacebetween it and the table. This causes a rota-- tion of the strip oftobacco and rolls it along until it passes beyond its contact with theroll. Thus the roll H delivers the tobacco rolled in proper shape andsize for a cigarette.

While the forming of the tobacco into proper shape has been going on thepaper has been presented to receive the prepared tobacco.

The papers to form the wrappers are cut to the required size and placedone upon another upon a horizontal platen, I. This platen is arranged ina vertical box, I', which may be opened for the insertion of the papers,the cover or door secured by hooks '13, or otherwise. From the platen anarm, 12, extends rearward,

as seen in Figs. 2 and 4, through which works.

a vertical feeding-screw, 13, so that the rotation ofthe screw imparts acorresponding vertical movement to the platen l. To the screw l3 anintermittent rotating movement is im.y parted by a cani, I4, through alever, l5, and a pawl, I, working upon a wheel, 17, substan; tially aratchet-feed, but here represented as a well-known frictional substitutefor a ratchetwheel. This movement of the screw I3 raises the platen soas to press the papers thereon u p ward.

Above the column ot' papers is a hopper, L, which is supplied with pasteor other adhesive material. Through its bottom is a long opening, l, atthe forward edge, and at the rear two smaller openings, l', (see Figs. 1and 4,) through which the paste may be reached from the under side ofthe hopper. Below these openings a pair of rolls, L L2, are arrangedupon one arm, L3, ot' a lever hung upon a pivot, L, aid in such relativeposition to the pivot L4 that when that arm L3 of the lever is turnedupward it will bring the rolls L L2, respectively, to the openings l l',and, as shown in Fig. 5, so that the said rolls willcome in contact withand receive a slight coating of paste. The rolls are thus forced upwardby means ofa cam, L5, on the saine shaft with the roll H', partiallyhidden in Fig. 4, (shown in broken lilies Fig. 3,) opcratin g upon theother arm, L, of the lever limi g upon the pivot L4. n the opposite sidethere is a similar lever, but only to the extent of the arm L3, as seenin Figs. 1 and 2, which supports the other end of and moves with thepaste-rolls L L2, so that they are moved always in a horizontalcondition. After having received the paste the rolls L Lz are returnedto the position seen in Fig. 4, and so as to strike the upper piece inthe column of papers. Then when they again rise to the position seen inFig. 5 they lift the first piece of paper from the column, it adheringto their under side the wholelength of theroll L', which is at theforward or outer edge of the paper,

and to the two pasted points on the other roll at the opposite edge.This holds the paper in the position seen in broken lines, Fig. 5, withits rear edge projecting beyond the roll L.

N N are two pairs of nippers, one jaw stationary, the other movable, notaltogether unlike the nipperjaws employed in printingpresses and othermachines for taking hold the edge of a sheet of paper. Each pair ofnippers ls attached to a lever, N', hung at the bottom upon arock-shaft, N2, and so that the two levers will vibrate together. Theyare thus moved by means of a cani, N3, through a lever, N, in connectionwith a lever, N5, on said rock-shaft. (See Fig. 4.) The lower jaw, a, ofthe iiippers is the stationary one, and the upperjaw, a', is the movableor hinged one, and it is held down upon the stationary jaw by a spring,a2, or otherwise. When the nppers are advanced, as in Fig. 5, to takethe paper the uppeiija'w of each pair is raised, so that the lowerpasses below tlic paper and the npper jaw above the paper. This movementis produced by a stud, a3, on the outside of the movablejaiv, whichstrikes an incline, n, (see Figs. l, 2, and 4,) which forces the movablejaw upward, and then as it advances it passes beyond the incline ai, sothat the stud drops ott' from tliatiiicliiie onto and so as to grasp thepaper, and then when the uippers return with the paper the stud nfpasses back beneath the incline nf. That the backward movement may befree the inclines n" are pivoted as seen in Fig. 4, so that they rise asthe stud n3 comes upon their under sidein its return. The paper thustaken by the nippers is carried back to near the mouth or deliverybetween the roll H and the table beneath, as seen in Fig. 6.

Pis the rolling-apron, which consists of a piece of flexible material,as leather or fabric, its front edge made fast to a bed, P', as at l,(see Figs. 4, 5, and 6,) its other edge iliade fast to a rod, P3,attached at each end to a vertical lever, P4, attached to a rock-shaft,P5. A vibratory movement is imparted to the lever P4 by means of acani,PU, working upon a rod, PT, in connection with said levers P, and sothat as the levers P4 are carried backward they lay the apron P on theupper surface of the bed P, the rod P3 falling back beneath the edgeofthe table H, as seen in Fig. G. In this position stationary pins sextend through corresponding perforations in the apron P, as seen inFigs. 6 and 7. Then when the nippers come back with the paper, as seenin Figs. 6 and 7, they carry the rear edge of it onto and so as tolightly engage it with those pins, as seen enlarged in Fig. 7, whichshows the apron, paper, and table in their proper relative position, andin which position the roll H delivers the tobacco onto the paper. As thenippers approach their extreme position for attaching the paper to thepins the studs n pass beneath hinged inclines N, as seen in Fig. 6,raising the inclines until the studs a3 pass from the inclines. Then thenippers returning the studs a3 run onto the top of the inclines, so asto instantly open the nippers and free the paper, so that the paperremains in engagement with the pins s. The rod P3, which carries the endof the apron, now advances and carries the apron over the tobacco, asseen in Fig. 9, and as soon as the tobacco is covered a follower, T,arranged for the purpose, drops down upon the apron, as seen in Figs. 4and 9 enlarged, hearing upon the apron forward of the tobacco, andriding thereon as the rod with the apron advances, thus causing thetobacco to roll in the apron, and the paper on the apron to escape fromthe pins s and wind around the tobacco until the edge of the paper isreached, and the paste thereon causes the outer edge to adhere to thesurface and complete the cigarette.

The follower T is caused to move with the apron by means of a cam, T',operating upon a lever, T2, to which the follower is hung, said cam Tacting to force the lever T2 in one di rection, and a spring (not shown)acting to return the lever, the requisite pressure and movement for thefollower to drop upon the apron at the beginning and leave it when thecigarette is completed being produced by a groove, T3, of irregularform, as seen in Fig. 5. When the cigarette has been completed the apronpasses on and away from the bed P, (see Fig. 5,) dischargingthecigaretteT4, which falls onto a carrying-apron, T5, below, and by thatapron is delivered from the machine. The paper is readily forced fromthe pins s s as the rolling commences, the holding power of the pinsbeing produced by roughening their surface, or may be simply a barbedpoint.

As the rolls L L2 present their upper srrface to the openings in thepaste-hopper and their under surface to the paper, it is necessary tocause the rolls to revolve so that the pasted surface may come to thepaper. For this purpose I apply a ratchet, L7, to the shaft of the rollL, and a similar ratchet, L8, to the shaftof the roll L2, as seen inFigs. 1 and 2, and arrange corresponding stationary pawls Z213, whichpermit the rolls to be raised freely; but as they return the pawlsstrike'into the teeth of the ratchets and cause them to revolve, so thatat each lnovement up and down the said rolls are rotated, bringingffreshpasted surfaces to the paper at each operation. The roll L', as beforestated, receives paste through the long opening l, which is the fulllength of the paper wrapper, and when the paper is drawn from the rollsby the nippers the roll L has left sufticientpaste on the surfacecf thepaper to secure it when wrapped around the cigarette.

Instead of furnishing the wrappers to the machine cut to the requiredsize, they may be taken. from a roll of paper and each wrapper cut as itis wanted, the paste being applied in substantiall y the same manner ashereinbefore described. In that case the platen and its moving mechanismmay be dispensed with.

It will be readily understood that instead of the endless aprons D and Eoth er intermittent and automatic feeds maybe applied, but I prefer theaprons, because the lower apron affords convenient facility forspreading the tobacco; but I do not wish to be understood as limitingthis invention to the apron or aprons as the intermittent feed.

The intermittent feed-roll and table may be used as a separate device toprepare the tobacco.

The paste may be applied to the wrapper after its presentation upon theapron, if preferred.

l. The combination of a stationary table and revolving roll, operatingtogether to roll the t0- bacco into shape to be wrapped,with an apron toreceive the wrapper, and a follower operating to close upon said apronin advance of the tobacco, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a stationary table and revolving roll, operatingtogether to roll thetobacco into shape to be wrapped, an apron toreceive the wrapper, nippers to take the inner edge ot' the wrapper andpresent it in position upon said apron, `with a follower operating toclose upon said apron in advance ofthe tobacco, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

3. The combination of a stationar i table and revolving roll, operatingtogether to roll the tobacco into shape to bewrapped, an apron toreceive the wrapper, nippers to take the inner edge of the wrapperl andpresent it in position upon said apron, a follower operating to closeupon said apron in advance ofthe tobacco, and

a device to paste the outer edge of the wrap.

per, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a stationary table and revolving roll to roll andpresent the tobacco, an apron to receive the tobacco and wrapper, afollower operating to close upon said apron in advance of the tobacco,the rolls L L2, and paste-hopper L,with openings through its bottom, towhich said rolls are presented to re-` ceive the paste, and nippers totake the paper, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a stationary table, a revolving roll to roll andpresent the tobacco, an apron to receive the tobacco and wrapper, afollower operatin g to close upon said apron in advance of the tobacco,the platen l,to support a column of wrappers, and having an intermittentraising movement imparted to it, the rolls Ll L2, and paste-hopper L,with openings through the bottom, to which said rolls are presented toreceive the paste, then dropped upon the upper wrapper in the column totake and raise said wrapper therefrom, and nippers to take the saidwrapper from the rolls and deliver it to the apron, substantially asdescribed.

J. PARKMAN CROSBY, As administrator of estate of Chauncey O. Crosby,

deceased.

, Witnesses:

W. J. OsBoRNE, WM. A. WRIGHT.

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